Random Music Talk LXV: 6400 Posts Have Led Up To This

[u2popmofo]

I liked this comment:

The hipster movement or whatever you want to call it is dead. This is a list of reasonably diverse bands not affiliated with anything other than making music. When does anyone get a break? LA Weekly is the hipster in this situation hating on anything marginally popular, are they not underground enough for you? Isn't there anything else to talk about in LA? Grow up you snotty, uninformed teenagers.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Can they really be hipster bands if everyone has heard of them?

Exactly what I was thinking. A number of those bands are way too popular to be hipster bands.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Doesn't winning a Grammy instantly disqualify Arcade Fire?

 

[LemonMelon]

The "hipster movement" is mainstream now.

 

[BoMac]

The lack of Vampire Weekend and Animal Collective makes this list incomplete. Maybe they're just too easy.

Animal Collective was No. 5 on their Worst 20 Bands of All-Time list.

Doesn't winning a Grammy instantly disqualify Arcade Fire?

Who the fuck is Arcade Fire?

 

[trojanchick99]

Animal Collective was No. 5 on their Worst 20 Bands of All-Time list.



Who the fuck is Arcade Fire?

He meant the Suburbs. You know, those guys who robbed Katy Perry for Best Album.

 

[No spoken words]

I found most of it to be funny but I stopped laughing when I got to Arcade Fire. My glee turned to murderous rage. Someone will pay.

 

[Danny Boy]

I liked this comment:

Comments >>>>>> Article

 

[No spoken words]

Comments >>>>>> Article

This post >>>>>>> many other posts.

 

[BoMac]

He meant the Suburbs. You know, those guys who robbed Katy Perry for Best Album.

Ahhh, yes, I vaguely remember them.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

The Suburbs were a popular band on the Minneapolis/St. Paul punk scene in the early '80s. Paved the way for the Replacements and Husker Du.

 

[LemonMelon]

Comments >>>>>> Article

Very often the case.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Someone will pay.

You live in LA for the time being, get on that.

 

[No spoken words]

I drive by their offices every day on my way home from work.

 

[u2popmofo]

Are they within bazooka range?

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I'd be happy if you just shouted obcenities at them.

 

[u2popmofo]

Hang this picture out the window when you drive by:

 

[nielsgov]

I thought the article was quite funny.

 

[Diemen]

Damn:

The 20 Worst Hipster Bands: The Complete List - Los Angeles - Music - West Coast Sound - Page 7

I'm going to have to strongly question the integrity of any site that puts Avril Lavigne Kroeger at #5 on the 20 sexiest female musicians of all time.

 

[The Sad Punk]

I'm going to have to strongly question the integrity of any site that puts Avril Lavigne Kroeger at #5 on the 20 sexiest female musicians of all time.

I know right, she should clearly be #2.

 

[LemonMelon]

With David Bowie at #1.

 

[IWasBored]

Damn:

The 20 Worst Hipster Bands: The Complete List - Los Angeles - Music - West Coast Sound - Page 7

While I don't really give a shit about any of the bands on there (I did kind of like the black keys at one point, otherwise most of it just bores me), their reasoning for exactly what's annoying is positively dreadful. Right Answer, wrong reason....

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Listening to some mid-period Waits before I head to the OTB and put some money on the ponies.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Put $10 on Glue Factory for me.

 

[If you shout...]

Originally Posted by No spoken words
This is being listened to right now:

 

[u2popmofo]

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

 

[lazarus]

I thought many of those takedowns were pretty on-point.

The Edward Sharpe one was probably the best.

 

[iron yuppie]

Listened to Purity Ring last night, Grimes now. Will do Chairlift later. I am still pondering your answers so that I can decide for myself which I prefer. I admittedly sorta lump all 3 groups together in my head, hence the question.

Late to the party here, but Grimes is my choice of those three. That record is brimming with personality.

 

[iron yuppie]

I'm thinking that LA Times list must be a joke; either that or the writer is completely oblivious that he is merely bloviating in the exact manner of which he had accused all of those acts.